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05:55 PM ET - The endlessly strained relations between Athens and its creditors have devolved from a Greek drama to a soap opera . .. or a Tammy Wynette song. Another round of brinksmanship has the beleaguered country at yet another impasse just as its cash is running dry. Its new leftist government is still blustering about debt "restructuring" as international creditors repeat, firmly, that real reforms are needed before more aid will be ... More »

03/30/2015 07:14 PM ET - Stocks kicked off a short trading week with a bang Monday in a show of resurgence after last week's lackluster action. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2% and regained its 50-day moving average. It has already recouped a little more than half of last week's 2.2% loss. Helped by megacaps Apple (AAPL) and ... Subscribe to read article »

11:52 AM ET - Citigroup (C) has agreed to sell its Citi Cards Japan unit to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank for an undisclosed amount as the New York-based lender continues to slim down its overseas operations to boost its profits. The unit is the exclusive issuer of Diners Club cards in Japan. The deal will result ... More »

05:00 PM ET - Stocks fell for the first time in three sessions Tuesday amid a round of mixed economic reports. The Nasdaq and the S&P fell 0.9% each. The latter fell back below its 50-day moving ... More »

05:15 PM ET - HealthCare.gov signed up a majority of people earning up to 150% of the
poverty level during the second enrollment period for the federal
exchange. But with the exception of this ... More »

03:51 PM ET - Ambarella (AMBA) has reached profit-taking zone less than one month after clearing its consolidation. The GoPro (GPRO) chip supplier may have worried investors last week, when it sank ... More »

12:32 PM ET - Zillow (Z)could take a hit after the real estate website is no longer able to display home listings data provided by real estate syndication service ListHub starting next week, says ... More »

U.S. corn supplies are even bigger than analysts were expecting, with prices tumbling the most since June after the government pegged inventories at the highest in 28 years. Domestic stockpiles at 7.745 billion bushels as of March 1 were 11% higher than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of ...

Five years after it became law, the Affordable Care Act remains a wild card. While ideological arguments surround the convoluted law, investors have only one question: How can we make money off this? The irony is that companies that have skin in the game aren't so sure themselves, even after five ...

Exchange traded funds are well-loved. They give investors an instant stake in broad swaths of U.S. and global stock markets at minimal cost. Vanguard rode the low-cost wave in investing, to its benefit. As of Feb. 28, it was the second largest ETF provider, with $455 billion in assets, giving it a ...

When it comes to making auto loans to nonprime borrowers, Santander Consumer USA Holdings has been moving in the fast lane without hitting many speed bumps. Santander Consumer USA (SC), which went public in January 2014, is a consumer finance company focused on originating loans indirectly through ...

Dish Network (DISH), the nation's second largest satellite TV provider, is pitching expanded baseball, including the addition of MLB Extra Innings, to subscribers. Dish, Major League Baseball and MLB Advance Media jointly announced the multiyear deal Tuesday, just ahead of the start of the season. ...

Used-auto dealer CarMax (KMX) is trading near record highs as it prepares to report fiscal fourth-quarter results this week, with analysts expecting the company to continue its recent run of strong financial growth. CarMax, which gets a high IBD Composite Rating of 93 out of a possible 99, is due ...

The endlessly strained relations between Athens and its creditors have devolved from a Greek drama to a soap opera . .. or a Tammy Wynette song. Another round of brinksmanship has the beleaguered country at yet another impasse just as its cash is running dry. Its new leftist government is still ...

Home price gains show strain The 20-city home price index from S&P/Case-Shiller was unchanged in Jan. vs. Dec., down from a 0.1% monthly gain in Dec. It rose 4.6% for the year, as expected, stronger than a downwardly-revised 4.4% yearly gain in Dec. The national home price index rose 4.5% for ...

Personal incomes rose 4.5% vs. year-ago levels in February, while wages were up by the same amount. Both were slightly lower rates of growth than in January, but still stronger than inflation, which is up only 1.4%. Federal Reserve officials have wanted to see wages rising faster than inflation ...

Net neutrality rules could throw a wrench into Verizon's plans to launch a mobile video-streaming service. Analysts expect Verizon Communications (VZ) to join Dish Network, Sony and Apple in launching online video-streaming services. Verizon, which could launch its service as early as June, aims to ...

Arts and crafts retailer Etsy late Tuesday set terms for its IPO, offering 16.6 million shares at a price range of 14 to 16. At the midpoint, the IPO would raise $250 million. The underwriters have an option to purchase an additional 2.5 million shares. Including the underwriters' option, if Etsy ...

Google's (GOOGL) new computer doesn't look much like one. In addition to the debut of its new Chromebooks Tuesday, the Internet giant unveiled a thumb-sized dongle that can transform any TV or monitor display into a full-fledged computer with Chrome OS. As big as a streaming stick or USB drive, the ...

Andrew Carnegie refused to rest on his extraordinary laurels, even after becoming one of the richest industrialists in America. In 1901, the entrepreneur and investor in steel, bridges, railroads, railcars and mining operations sold his business to Wall Street financier John Pierpont Morgan for ...

Highly innovative firms grow on average three times faster than other companies over a five-year period, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. That's from Rowan Gibson, author of "The Four Lenses Of Innovation." He stresses that innovation isn't a "mysterious mix of creative chaos, ...

When you meet and start to build working ties with others, at first you find what you have in common and what each of you lacks and can provide. In a job interview or first encounter with a new accountant, both sides of the table bring something and want something. A winning outcome in these cases ...

For years, President Obama has been a cheerleader for corporate tax reform, calling for a cut in the 35% statutory rate to 28% without raising the deficit. This year his budget proposed a big enough hike in corporate taxes — $859 billion over 10 years — to almost exactly offset the ...

Who does Hillary Clinton fear more: President Obama or Elizabeth Warren and the AFL-CIO? The answer may hold the key to what may be the biggest unknown right now surrounding Clinton's candidacy: What position will she take on the big trade debate that's dividing her party? "She's in a corner ...

As a June 30 deadline bears down on Congress to renew the Export-Import Bank's charter, an old debate is being revived over its existence and the government's role in the private sector. Depending on your point of view, the Export-Import Bank either boosts U.S. businesses in an increasingly ...

Five years after it became law, the Affordable Care Act remains a wild card. While ideological arguments surround the convoluted law, investors have only one question: How can we make money off this? The irony is that companies that have skin in the game aren't so sure themselves, even after five ...

Modest goals are inevitable once a company gets big. General Mills (GIS), for example, chalked up double-digit revenue growth only twice in the past 10 years — fiscal 2008 and 2012. (The fiscal year ends in May.) Foreign-currency benefit lifted General Mills in fiscal 2008 — and even ...

Dividend stocks may not have the adrenaline-pumping appeal of erstwhile highfliers like Facebook (FB) or GoPro (GPRO). But they can still offer stock-price gains and a steady income stream. So what's not to like? The top three stocks in IBD's Dividend Leaders screen offer a dividend yield that's ...

The Republican majority's budget plan — enacted in a blitz of votes before lawmakers rushed home for spring break — tells us which Republican presidential hopefuls are serious about halting the nation's soaring debt. Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the ...

Presidential hopeful Bobby Jindal is taking heat for proposing barring foreigners for belief in "radical Islam." But even the Obama administration is having to "raise awareness" about "child abuse" tied to such immigration and belief. "We shouldn't tolerate those who want to come and try to impose ...

Recent statements from United Nations officials, that Iran is already blocking the U.N.'s existing efforts to keep track of what is going on in its nuclear program, should tell anyone who does not already know it that any agreement with Iran will be utterly worthless in practice. It does't matter ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Since Apple shook up the music world with iTunes a little more than a decade ago, online music has exploded and become the central way many people enjoy and discover music. Internet services such as Pandora and Spotify have millions of users. Now, several high-profile musicians are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Charter buying Bright House for $10.4 billion is the latest big deal in the pay-TV industry.Companies want to merge as costs for channels like ESPN have shot up, while their video subscribers have dipped and online video providers like Netflix become more popular. Combining gives ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A watchdog group is accusing four potential 2016 presidential candidates of failing to follow federal campaign finance rules while traveling and raising money as if they were off and running.In complaints filed with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, the Campaign ...

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